Pokies headphone trial cancelled in ACT

Poker machines that allow the use of headphones will not be introduced in Canberra after the passing of legislation in the ACT Legislative Assembly.

Other states have passed similar legislation.

Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury introduced the laws and says it is a small, but important step, in controlling problem gambling.

"Commonsense says that plugging people into poker machines to further isolate them from reality and keep them gambling is not acceptable and not consistent with the community's expectations of what is and isn't OK," he said.